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Cholera cases will keep rising internationally

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INTERNATIONAL

Cholera is expanding in developing countries where contaminated water is the primary source of infection. Damage or restricted access to water sanitation infrastructure due to…

India is playing catch-up on COVID-19 management

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INDIA

Although it has one of the lowest case fatality rates globally, it has registered more coronavirus deaths per million of population than most other South Asian countries. Its…

Pakistan, Bangladesh fail to tackle online violence

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SOUTH ASIA

However, women as well as gender minorities in these countries have experienced an uptick in cyberviolence in recent years. Most existing laws lack clear definition on what…

South Asia explores LNG for commercial transport

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SOUTH ASIA

LNG use in transport.

Antimicrobial resistance will increase internationally

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INTERNATIONAL

For many infections, first-line treatments are no longer proving as effective as previously. Alternative treatments are not easily accessible in all parts of the world and…

Press freedom will decline in South Asia

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SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh is ranked lower than any other South Asian country, even Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Bhutan, judged to have the freest media in the region, and Nepal are the only South…

India will be vigilant but not worried about al-Qaida

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INDIA

The authorities do not appear especially concerned about the threat posed by the group, but there is sure to be an overall tightening of security during the general election…

Global South tightens social media grip amid protests

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INT

Civil society actors routinely use social media to spread content that fuels anti-government sentiment, to organise demonstrations and to document and amplify protest actions…

Cryptocurrency regulation in South Asia is diverging

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SOUTH ASIA

Regulators worldwide are concerned about the impact of cryptos on systemic financial and political risks, yet progress on policy frameworks has been slow and the stance has…